Graduation Requirements

Students in Business, Liberal Arts, Science, Engineering, Criminal Justice, Human Services, Health Technologies, and their options become eligible for graduation and for the Associate in Arts or Associate in Applied Science degree when they have completed a minimum of 64 semester hours of credit and have met all course requirements of their particular programs of study. Students in Liberal Studies become eligible for graduation and for the Associate in Science degree when they have completed 62 semester hours of credit and have met all course requirements in this program. The student must also have a minimum cumulative average of 2.00 to be eligible for graduation. 

Students in the cooperative program offered in affiliation with Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center/ Solaris Health System become eligible for the Associate in Science degree upon completion of the program with a cumulative average of 2.00. Students affiliated with Trinitas School of Nursing become eligible for an Associate in Science degree upon completion of the program with a cumulative average of 2.00. The course requirements for each program are listed under Cooperative Programs with the Schools of Nursing. Students affiliated with Muhlenberg School of Radiography, become eligible for the Associate in Science degree upon completion of the program with a cumulative average of 2.00. The course requirements are listed under School of Radiography. 

Students in the cooperative program offered in affiliation with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) School of Health Related Professions, become eligible for Associate Degrees, Certificates, and Diplomas, upon completion of the program. The Course Requirements are listed under the Cooperative Program with UMDNJ. 

It is the responsibility of students in all programs to ascertain that they have taken all subjects required in their curriculum and that they have sufficient credits each semester to meet the requirements for graduation. For the fulltime student, the average load is 16 credit hours per semester. The student must make application for the degree three months prior to the expected completion date and pay a non-refundable graduation fee. 

Degrees, diplomas and certificates will be officially issued following the conclusion of the Summer Sessions (October), the Fall Semester (January) and the Spring Semester (May). All degree, diploma or certificate recipients in any academic year are eligible to participate in commencement exercises for the academic year.

Students leaving the College before they complete their program and intending to transfer back credits from another institution toward the program requirements must make sure that they have secured prior approval from Admissions for the courses that they intend to take and notify the Records Office.

Until the Records Office has cleared the student for graduation, no degree, diploma or certificate will be issued. 

Degrees, diplomas or certificates issued will carry the graduation date closest to the date of final clearance.

Graduating students may apply to the Vice President for Academic Affairs to have course credits and grades taken before matriculating into their graduation major omitted from the computation of the GPA. Such adjustment is not automatic and each situation will be judged on its individual merits. This adjustment is not available to students who have been granted academic forgiveness.